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What does the 'f' letter stand for in photography?, e.g f5, f2.2 etc

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snotneck | 12:00 Tue 09th Sep 2008 | Technology
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I know the figures stand for the size of the aperture, but what's the letter for?
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Focal length
12:00 Tue 09th Sep 2008
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It is actually a focal stop i.e. the ratio between focal length and apparent aperture.

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